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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-01-19
A Clergyman at Sea.

ga country parson," in encounterirg
a storm the past season in the voyage
across the Atlantic, was reminded of the
following:
A clergyman was so unfortunate as to
be caught in severe gale in the voyage
out. The water was exceedingly rough,
and the ship persistently buried her nose
in the sea. The rolling was constant, and
at last the good man got thoroughly
frightened. He believed they were des-
tined for watery grave. He asked the
captain if he could not have prayers. The
captain took him by the arm and led him
down to the forecastle, where the tars
were singing and swearing. There"
said he, "when you hear them swearing
you may know there is no danger"
He went back feeling better; but the
storm increased his alarm. Disconsolate
and unassisted he managed to stagger to
the forecaste again. The ancient mar
liners were swearing as ever. 'tMary,"
he said, as he crawed into the berth, to
his sympathetic wife, after tacking across
G wet deck-"Mary,, thank Goa they're
Swearing yet."-Harper's Magasine.
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"It Was the Rattlcsnake 2"

The ruling humor of the Western
miner never dies out. The hardihood
of the man extends to that much dreaded
of enemies, death; and when he finds it
has got to be he takes it bravely and
with laugh. But one of the best ex-
amples of humor at the serious moment
is a legend of mining camp A party
of prospectors came on the body of a
man in an out -of-the-way place. They
did not recognize him. He was a
stranger. He had not been shot: he had
not 6cen killed by blow, he had not
been attacked by wild animal. He had
not fallen over precipice. He did not
look as if starvation had killed him.
They were specializing on the cause OF
death, when they saw scrap of paper
pinned to his clothes. They took it of
and with some difficulty they deciPhered
this legend:
"It was the rattlcsrake. l tried to
catch him by the tail. frahc'scc
Chronicle.
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She Knew Her Business.

He was naturally bashful, and in her
company was US dumb as an oyster. She
understood him, and one evening asked
plainly what made him so silent when
ever he called on her.
''I-er-I don't know" he stam-
mered. 1 always ah-have something to
say before you come in, but 1 can't get
it out"
'Indeed7" she said, encouragingly.
"Yes. I am like a bottle that is
corked up tight"
every tight, Mr.. Smith,"
eyes, indeed, very"
"Well, that isn't so bad as you think.
There is one good thing about it."
"What is it, pray2"
"Why, you know, the tighter bottle
is corked the more forcibly it pops"
He grasped the situation at once, and
now she doesn't care whether he talks or
not. She is content to do it all herself.
Merchant Truueler.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-01-19
How to Prevent n Cold.

Under this title DR.. Brown-Se9uard
makes q contribution to the Soctete de
Biologie, which will be read with inter
est. Everybody catches cold more or
less often, and nobody wishes to do so;
hence Brown-Sequard's method ought
to be popular. Under the name of a
scold" are included number Of acute
catarrhal imtlammations affecting the
nasal, pharyngeal, laryngeal, tracheal or
bronchial mucous membrane. In this
country we even apply the term to acute
affections of the middle ear, the eye, the
stomach, intestines or bladder. The
cause of these so-called "colds" is the
influence of cold, damp air upon sensi-
tive portions of the body, producing
thereby disturbance of the vascular
equilibrium. The result is congestion
which settles down, perhaps with the
help Of microbes, as the late DR.. Austin
Flint believed, into an Inflammation.
The most sensitive part of the skin, ac-
cording to DR.. Brown -Sequard, the ca
tarrhal genetic areas, are the neck and
the feet. In order to prevent "colds, "
therefore, one has only to harden these
areas and destroy their sensitiveness.
This is done by daily blowing stream
of cool air, by means of an elastic bag,
upon the neck, and by immersing the
feet in cool water. The air is at first
only slightly cool, but is each day made
colder, until the neck can stand an Arc
tic blast with impunity. The feet are
immersed in water is at first at temper
ature of about ninety degrees Fahrenheit.
and this is gradually retuced to thirty
eight Fahrenheit.
DR.. Brown-Sequard's method is only a
more rigid and elaborate form of very
well-known practice, viz, that of daily
bathing iu cool water. 1t will. no doubt,
be useful if the person is not aged or
weak. Such methods, however, seem
after time to lose their etticacy.-Mcd-
| icnL Rsro,I.
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College War Cries.

One of the college papers has com.
piled list and history of college cheers.
According to it the original shouts of
the colleges were a repetition of the
name of the college. This gave an ad
vantage to the colleges which had sono-
rous names, and as the constant aim of
cheering is to make more noise than the
other cheerers, new yells were evolved
by process of evolution. These came
into existence quarter Of century
ago, when Yale and Harvard had their
boat races on Lake Quinsigamond, when
the 'Rah fRah ! .Rah thrice repeated
was first heard. Harvard sounded the
Rahs full, and added Harvard" pro-
nounced so that the ar and a clipped d
were all; that were heard. "Yale' was
added to the New Haven colleges 'Rahs
with long howl on the a.
Princeton's cheer was developed soon
after as the Princeton came into athletic
relations with the other colleges. They
took the three 'Rahs for basis, and ad-
ded the skyrocket siz-boom-ah, which
they hold on to as long as the nine 'nahs
of their opponents hold out, and then
yell "Princeton" as calliope climax.
Dartmouth has one of the most novel
cheers of all. Some Indian must have
invented it, and stout college lungs give
it the right afflatus. 1t is Wah-hoo-wah! =!
Wah-hoo-wah Diddy, diddy, Dart
mouth Wah- -hoo-wah It very pic
turesque, and only sophomore can
Wah-hoo to the best advantage. The
hoo is like human OWLS hoot.
Everybody has heard Columbia's
Hooray! Hoorayl Hooray! Column
b-i.a! The name spells out rythmically.
John Hopkins University at Baltimore
has taken the ground plan of the cheer
and built on it, adding John Hop
k-i-n-s. instead of C-o-l-u-m-b-i.a. Ste
vens Institute at Hoboken and Union
College at Schenectady have similar
cheers. ...... ..
Rutgers has cheer almost as original
as Dartmouth's. It is 'Rah! 'Rah 'Rah
Bow-wow.wow! Rutgers! Williams has
an enhancing and resonant 'Rah! 'Rah
'Rah! Will-yams! yams! yams! Penn
sylvania University has a wild Philadel-
phia cheer without any special charm.
1t is the three 'Rahs and Penn-syl-van-
i-ah! The College of the City of New
York cheer batter. They say 'Rah three
times and add ClC!N! "
Cornell has cheer that once heard
cannot be forgotten. It is like the
rhyme of the passeniaire. IT, is given
with proper emphasis only in times of
excitement. Here it is: Cornell Cornell
Cor-cor-cor-nell! I yell like -! Cor
nell
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Bound to Outshine Tabor.

The presence in Chicago of Mr.. James
Carlisle of Pueblo, call to mind an Incl
dent in connection with himself and one
of the men who became rich from the
output of Leadville. The bonanzai,e
alluded to was Gus Rische. and when
the present millionaire and ex-senator,
Tabor, was keeping q store in California
Gulch, Mr.. Tabor used to GRUB stake"
Rische while he prospected for lead.
Eventually Rische and his crony, a man
named Hook, almost accidentally found
the great carbonate lead that quickly
built city among the clouds and doomed
Denver so satisfactorily, and made a
large number of millionaires. Of course
Rische became rich with the others, but,
being always man of uneNalted tastes
and decidedly illerate, there came a time
within few years in which social line
of demarcation was drawn. Thus it
happened that once. when Tabor and
Others were entertaining some Eastern
magnates and capitalists with banquet
at the Clarendon in Leadville, Mr.. Car.
Isle walked into saloon and beheld
Rische consoling himself with an i'm
mense schooner of beer.
"Hello!" said Carlisle. "Nhy not
at the banquet!"
"For der pest of reasons, Chin. I
dond get an inwite,' replied Rische.
"Dem fellcrs vas too arisdogratig; day
vas too decent unit respectable, und day
dond invite me some more"
"Now, that's too bad," returned Car
Isle.
"Dond you mind that" said Rische.
81 will gf banget myself. I viii get
me dot bill of fair und I will more as
duplicate it, und I dond he( decent,
respectable fellow at der table" ThcI
suddenly, as if remembering something,
he added: "Dond you get uneasy,
Chin; you will got an inwide. Chicaqo
Mail.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-01-19
A Climatic NO-Man'S Land.

The meteorological phenomena of this
basin are, as Dundreary observed, one Of
those things no fcllah can understand :;
so the signal officer finds it. They are
different here from anywhere else, like
the majority of the basins inhabitants,
and where the barometer falls beyond
this section, it rises here. What makes
the situation more interesting is tho fact
that the coast mcteorology is still differ
ent. Storms rage all over the country
that don't come here, and storms rage
here that are never heard of anywhere
else. Meteorologica!ly considered, these
chambers of the Lord in the noun
tains" are sort Of No.man's land, and
the laws governing local climatic changes
and their relation to changes and condi-
tions in contiguous sections arc yet to be
ascertained Suit LnEp 7ribnRe.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-01-19
Sound In q Fog.

For a long time it was believed that
sound as we'll rs light is impeded by
dense fog, and that acoustic signals
would be materially interfered with by
it; this fallacy has only quite recently
been disproved by the observations and
experiments of Professor. Tyndall. On
one memorable occasion it was observed
that sound was singularly distinct during
the prevalence of dense fog upon the
serpentine, and that it came fainter as
the fog cleared away; several other in
stances are quoted to prove this fact.
1t is easier to understand the fact that
fog helps sound instead of hindering it,
if we take into consideration the fact
that sound travels through water with
four times the velocity that it does
through the air. Fog is, of course,
nothing but moist air, and must. there
fore. help instead of impede the trans
mission of sound.
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"Sartin fact" broke in the man just
from the South. "Them Flurdy hens do
lay eggs the year round 'ceptin' when
they're sheddin' their feathers"
We'll, so I've hearn tell, and they say
that eggs is allus thirty cents down there
and sometimes four shillin' dozen.
Now, sposen hen don't lay more'n ten
months in the year, and countin' thirty
days to the month-ten times thirty are
three hundred. Three hundred is twen-
ty-fvc dozen. Twenty, five times (sposen
they don't average but forty cents q
DOZEN times ten is twenty
shillin', and four times twenty shillin' g
ten dollars. call ten dollars hen doin'
purity tolerable, and then there's the
feathers and the hens themselves when
you git ready to sell 'em for chickens to
the taverns. Ten OF 'leven dollars hen
on, say, five hundred hens, is"
"A-a-ll shore that's going" came
from the head of the gang-plank.
II declar! I came pretty near gettin'
left" said the departing farmer, and ne
scrambled up the steep incline. Then
he turned around, rested his carpetbag
on the rail, and began:
"Ten or 'lcven dollars a hen on"
"But you can't quite reckon on them
figures" said his friend on the pier.
"Them Flurday hens do lay all the year
'ceptin when they're sheddin' their
feathers; but down in that warm coun-
try the tarnel things"
"Gangwaym yelled big porter with
belated trunk on his back.
BY the time the man from Florida re-
covered himself after getting out of the
porter's way, the steamer had moved
ahead and the men were Stacking off the
lines. He ran to the next opening and
resumed:
"As was sayin', down in that warm
country the pesky things
A big hawser which was still fastened
to the moving steamer tripped him up.
But he got to his feet and hurried out
to the pier head and began:
GAS was say1n'-"
"Jesso," shouted the man on the de-
parting steamer, bending over the rail.
GAS I was saJin', down in that warm
country the cussed hens"-making q
trumpet of his hnnds-"shed their feath.
ers 'leven months in the year!"-Ne'o
York Sun.
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A C0manclle Chiefs Funeral.

Up on Beaver Creek, in the Nation,
the other day, old Otter Belt. one of the
greatest of the Comanche chiefs, sue
cumbed to the grim reaper Death, and it
was all in his honor. He knew he was
going to die, and just five minutes be-
fore be breashed his last they held him
erect and rugged the old chief in his best
war costume. They painted him as red
as sunset, set his war bonnet on his
head, tied up his hair in beaver skins,
and then laid him down just as his spirit
winged its fight. Otter Belt, while
good man for Comanche, was rather
inclined toward the doctrines of Brig
ham Young, only he contented himself
with less number of wives-in fact,
limited himself to five. The way these
squaws took on when the chief was no
more was sight never to be forgotten.
Taking sharp butcher knives, they
slashed their faces with long, deep cuts,
till they were covered with blood. They
also cut themselves in other places. and
then beat their bleeding bodies and
pulled their hair, and all the while ut
tering the most doleful and plaintive
cries. They then burned everything
they had, their two tepees, furniture,
clothing, and all-even the biggest part
of the clothing they wore. There was q
big crowd of bucks present at the obse-
quies, of course, and, as is the Indian
fashion, they slew ten head of horses in
honor of Otter Belts memory. Among
the horses they killed was a favorite
team of Mr.. Press Addington, on whose
ranch Otter Belt resided. Press won't
like it when he bears that the trotters
are dead, but when Indians need horses
for funeral they never stopto inquire
who they belong to.-For Worth (7saaO
Gazette.
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"Them F1urdy Hens

Two honest farmers met on the pier
and greeted each other warmly. One Of
them carried p tarpetbag and the ether
an oilcloth gripssck. One was surprised
to learn that the other had just returned
from two years stay in Florida. Tho
other was interested to hear that his old
acquaintance was ut that moment going
aboard the steamer which was to take
him to that State.
$50 you're off for Flurdy at last?" he
said.
':Yas. I've made up my mird there's
money in Floridah, and Pm goin' to try
it," said the other. ''But l amt goin'
into oringes; that's too slow work fer
me. I'm goin' into eggs. Now, I've
hcarn tell that hens lays the year round
in Floridah, 'cept when they're sheddin'
their feathers. Maybe you know suthin'
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"Good- Morning and "Good-N ight.'


The New York Journal Of Commerce,
replying 20 a correspondent who asks for
information as to the origin of "good-
morning" and "}yood might" says:
Webster defines the meaning of good"
in such phrases as '.good-day," good
night" ETC., as "wishng we'll" This
was undoubtedly the origin of the ex-
pressions: "NIay this be good Chat
is a we'll, happy, prosperous) day to
YOU" Or, II wish you we'll this night.
May it be peaceful, a restful,
a secure season to YOU" The use
of such greetings, which were prayers
or bendictionS, is very ancient,
running far into past centuries.
Some have tried to derive the adjective
from the name Of the deity. 1t may be
true that God ard good have common
origin, but there is no evidence what
ever that the latter came in use in pla:e
of the former in these salutations. 1t is
common to describe goodbye" as
corruption or aobreviation of "God be
with you :" but this is only conjecture,
as the abbreviated form is in the earliest
greetings of this character, and there is
no proof that "God be with you" was in
common use before "goodbye." We
presume it had the same origin as ''good
day." "good morrow" and the like. It
meant 'fare tkee we'll, :" "good stand by
thee that is, 'abide with thee" Per-
haps our correspondent will thank US for
recalling the use of the words he quotes,
b1, npo etitio Rorhoul6.
Life! We've been long together,
Through pleasant and through cloudy
weather:
IT'S hard to part when friends are dear;
Perhaps twill cost sigh, tear;
Then steal away, give little warning,
Choose thine own time;
Say not "Good-night," but in some brighter
cline
Bid me GOOD morning"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-01-19
New Teeth in Old Age.

There are several cases on record of
aged people cutting a new set of teeth.
In the last century the Hon. Edward
Progers died in his ninety-sixth year "of
anguish OF cutting teeth, he having cut
four new teeth, and had several ready to
cut. which so inaamed his guns that he
died thereof" There are many other
instances on record of Old people who
were more fortunate than this. aud who
cut complete sets Of teeth after having
reached the time of life when they could
only expect to be toothless. In some
cases this third set of teeth appeared af-
ter the old person had been without a
tooth for twenty years or more.
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WHEN someone went into the Office Of
the Herald the other day and inquired
for James Gordon Bennett the man
ager had to have half an hour to find
whether he was in England, France,
China, Australia, Russia, or the Cana.
ry Islands. He had just answered that
Mr.. Bennett was at the latter place
when that gentleman walked upstairs
with his grip, having landed only fif.
teen minutes before.
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&. A L"

This expression is really a sign bor-
rowcd from Lloyd's Register of British
and Foreign Shipping. All vessels are
entered in this register, which is kind
of record of tho condition of ships, and
of their furnishing. The character of
the vessels hull is noted by letters, and
that of her anchors. cables. stores, etc.,
by figures. Thus, when q ship is marked
Al, it is known that she is tirst-class in
every respcct--hcr hull excellent, and
her equipment first rate. Az would show
that while the hull was excellent, her
cables, etc., were only second-rate.
Now, when we speak of anything--like
cricket, for cxample-as being Al, we
simply mean that i. is frSt'rate, or very
no2d.-Little Folks.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-01-19
BUDGET OF FUN.
HUMOROUS SKETCHES FROM
VARIOUS SOURCES.
Got There in Time-A Clergyman at
Sea-She Knew Her Business-An
Expensive Cure-Bound to
OutShine Tabor, Etc.

Mrs. Hendricks, accompanied by
Bobby, had dropped in for moment to
sec Mrs. De Hobson concerning church
matter, and after much urging and en-
treaty, had finally consented to stay to
luncheon.
Bobby was so pleased with the shop
windows" Mrs. Hendricks said, sipping g
her soup. ''Dear little fellow, could
scarcely tear him away from them"
Yes, indeed" acquiesced Bobby en-
Enthusiastically, land so were you, and you
said that if we didn't make haste we
wouldn't get here until lunch was over"
-NeW York Sun.
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Sixty Whales Captured.

A large school of whales was lately
cantued at Cullivoe Yell, Shetland.
after very exciting chase. The whales
first approached the Unit shores, and
VIXEN observed number OF boats set out
in pursuit. They succeeded. however,
in gaining the water, but, after six
hours Chase, they were driven ashore
ard killed at Culllvoc The school num-
bers ovsr sixty, some of them measuring
over twenty feet in length. ;.z..sg:.--z
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A Snug Sum.

Wife (read;ng the paperj-"Herc is an
account of man in Iowa who has sold
his wife for seventy-fve dollars. Isn't it
lrcodfEl2'
Husband (thougLtfully)-"Well, !
dunno. Seventy-ive dollars is a good
deal of money."--NsO York Sun.
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RELIGIOUS READING!
Trust in Ways Untried.

While in the untried ways thy feet
Are learning paths before untrod,
Art, though submissive, looking back,
On loving labor done for God,
And wondering. with wistful thought
II pleasing was the service wrought t4t
Fear not, but let in perfect peace, =
Thy spirit calm in God abide; @
Over thee folds His sheltering arm; ga.
Lie still, whate'er thy Life betide,
Within tne shadow of His hand.
Trustful, though ne'er thou understand.
Blest refuge Who would not thy peace
With any purchase gladly find ~ =
Who would not be 80 drawn to God
To leave all other things behind, ,E
So quiet in His sheltering hand, T,
Though ne'er the rest to understand
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Gospel without Cost.

A venerable Keatuckian told The In.
terror the following story: "a wealthy
planter, a man of education, an eloquent
speaker, successful politician, was coa-s
verted. He wanted to do good. His
neighbors were irreligious, and he felt
that his first duty was to them. He.
built commodious church, put an orr
gan init, and hired an organist. He OBJ
tanned alicense to preach, and prepared
some excellent sermons. When the
house was ready he sent his servants all
over the neighborhood, and invited
everybody to come to church at II
o'clock next Sunday. The people came
and listened. At tho close of
the service the preacher thanked
+. them for coming, and invited them
to come again next Sunday. On,
Saturday he sent his servants out to-
remind them of tho Sabbath service.
He did this year after year, paying all
expenses himself, not taking collections
from anybody or anything; for he.
wanted to convince the people that the
Gospel was free, "without money and
without price," ':And what was the
resulta' we asked. ''Oh, he preached
for twenty years, and there wasn't SIM
gle conversion in all that time!" People
are not likely to prize very highly that
which costs them nothing. If you want
to get man into the church, begin BY
getting him to do something for it. II
you want to develop the piety Of s
church, train its members to work and
to give. TGt.t g /.